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Birds of Berea

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Ruby-throated hummingbirds can put up a fight
Birds of Berea

Ruby-throated hummingbirds can put up a fight

While the buzz of ruby-throated hummingbirds is a summer delight, these birds are often aggressive and territorial around nectar sources. Here an incoming female is met by a defensive male. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are the only hummingbirds that breed in the eastern United States and by early fall they’ll be

July 13, 2025
Bald eagle pair visits in town
Birds of Berea

Bald eagle pair visits in town

Last year on the 4th of July I was filling my back yard bird feeders in the center of town in Berea and, behold, a pair of bald eagles in the side yard! A neighbor spotted them in town again just the other day. Preferring habitats near large bodies of

July 06, 2025
Indigo bunting
Birds of Berea

Indigo bunting

The indigo buntings have been offering bright flashes of blue from dawn to dusk as they breed in the Brushy Fork field area. They seem to enjoy serenading passersby with their lively, high-pitched, bouncy songs that have earned them the nickname “blue canaries.” Subscribe now

June 29, 2025
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